People v. King

Defendant, Arthur King, was charged in the circuit court of Cook County with armed robbery in violation of section 18 — 2(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). On October 5, 1988, a jury returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty of the charge.

On November 4, 1988, defendant filed a motion for a new trial based upon newly discovered evidence. This motion was accompanied by the sworn affidavit of Dwayne Cheers, the alleged accomplice of defendant. Cheers stated in the affidavit that he committed the robbery in question with an individual named…